***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Wow. You guys are a lot more opinionated about the periodic table than I had assumed. Anyways, random.org selected the winner of this giveaway as… Andi W. (who likes Sodium for all of the salty snacks it provides, but admitted “My inner nerd wants to vote adamantium.”) Congrats Andi!
Hold onto your seats, chemistry nerds. We’re giving away some magnesium this week. It’s coming in the form of Oreck’s latest and lightest-weight upright vacuum ever – the Magnesium. In fact, at less than 8lbs it weighs in at about half the poundage of an ordinary upright. Not to mention its skinny but strong frame slides naturally under furniture and other hard-to-reach dust bunny havens. Oreck’s also throwing in the Ultimate Handheld Vac to round out your cleaning repertoire – and to boost the prize value to nearly $600!
- PRIZE: An Oreck Magnesium upright vacuum and the Oreck Ultimate Handheld Vac (a $599 value).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “Mg ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … (you ready for this?) what’s your favorite element on the periodic table? Are you a big fan of Oxygen because of the whole breathing thing? Or Sodium because you’re a salty food addict? Or perhaps good ol’ Au & Ag (aka Gold and Silver)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, June 27th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- DISCOUNT: 15% off any Oreck product with code YOUNGHOUSELOVE (valid through July 9, excludes sale or refurbished items)
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Oreck.
Michelle says
Mg ME! I would say Magnesium because my initials are MG, so why not! :)
Christa says
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I like Californium because it was named after a state.
James says
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laura says
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how about HE because it makes your voice squeeky!
Emily L says
Mg me!!! Well……Antimony. I had to take a chemistry class last year and we had to memorize many of the elements and their symbols. Most of them have symbols that are close to their given name but a few of them don’t. I had paid special attention to Antimony since it’s symbol is SB, and it was the very first question on our test — I got it right!
Melissa says
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I like Ununtrium – I’m fascinated by elements that we know must exist but haven’t quite confirmed (officially, anyway)
Jennifer says
Mg ME! Oxygen!!!
Allyson M says
Mg Me! I like Ne for Neon! :) Neon makes its way into so many different designs!
allie says
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Na – can’t live without that sodium!
Lauren says
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Au of course!
Joni says
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I did not do well in chemistry :)
Elizabeth says
Mg me — my favorite element if it means a new vaccuum!
Kara says
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Sara M. says
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Ashley says
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My favorite is cadmium. Makes me thing of Cadbury Creme Eggs. :) YUMMY!
Tara says
MG ME! Uh…I’m just gonna go with gold, ’cause I’m a girl who likes shiny things :)
Jennifer says
Mg Me! My fav is definitely oxygen!
Katie says
Mg ME! I’d say K (potassium) for helping to keep the old ticker pumping correctly!
Lori says
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Think I’ll go with Ag (silver) because we could all use a little bling in our lives.
Erin says
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Hydrogen :)
Dylan says
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Platinum comes to mind first, but liquid Mercury is very cool stuff.
Jessie says
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My favorite is “Fr” Francium because it sounds like my last name.
Angela says
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I like Fl (Flerovium) because its got the same abbreviation as my home state!!! :)
Also, I bet the internet search for “Periodic table” increased 100 fold today…I know I had to do it!! ;)
Margaret R says
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My favorite is Pb – Lead on;ly because it is Latin plumbus which is where the word plumbing comes from as the Romans used lead pipes for plumbing.
Janelle says
MG me! I would have to say AU, gold, what a great metal!
Brad Steffen says
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Melissa Cushman says
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I love me some Helium, because balloons always make me smile.
Valerie says
Mg ME!! Pt is definitely my favorite!!
Lee says
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Au for the win – I love gold jewelry!
Bailey N says
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I’m sitting in organic chemistry right now, so I’d have to say my most and least favorite element is carbon!
Manuella Pop says
Mg ME! I don’t know that I have a favorite, BUT I do know almost all of the elements, in order, by heart! I had to memorize them all in 3rd grade… not sure why we had to do that in elementary school, but it sure helped me during my chemistry classes in college. :)
Aimee says
“Mg ME!” I love Helium… BALLOONS!
Chelsea says
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Xenon! Why? Cause it sounds cool to say, starts with an X and as a gas it is present in Martian atmosphere! COOL!
Whitney says
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I love Ah! The element of surprise! ;)
Okay, it’s not a real element…But I do like Au, so if anyone every takes my gold necklace I can yell, “A! U! Come back here!”
Leah says
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ann says
Mg me! I’ve always been a big fan of potassium. Love that it’s its own element and keeps our bodies working well.
Brianna says
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annie says
Mg ME!! Pt is my fav :)
CC says
Mg me! Carbon because of vast difference between graphite and diamonds…so cool!
Amanda says
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Helium! Haven’t inhaled from a balloon in a million years but the high voice cracks me up everytime!
Nicole H says
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I like Ne aka Neon…because everything is more fun in neon colors :P
Heather H. says
Mg ME! Is platinum on the periodic table? If it’s not, it should be because when mixed with diamonds it’s a winner in my book!
Shannon says
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I’m partial to Be – Beryllium. Something about the way ‘yllium’ rolls off the tongue.
rachel says
Mg me! I’ll have to go with Au (gold) because I went to Auburn University (AU Tigers) :)
Heidi says
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Sodium…I like salt!
TankTop says
Mg me…I am pretty fond of oxygen myself. :-)
Alyssa says
Mg ME! Favorite element is Bismuth — just because you can sing “Taking Care of Business” with a lisp and be talking about this fun element :)
mollie says
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will have to go with COPPER.. cu…love the look of an old copper pot, pieces of jewelry, or on a rooftop! thanks for the great giveaway!
mariana says
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For some reason K- Potassium has always been a favorite of mine. I think it’s because in Honey I Shrunk the Kids I learned that bananas have a lot of K ;) lol, so random.
Melo says
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I have to say Fe, since the doctor has requested that I pump some iron (in the form of iron supplements). So, Fe it is!